The classic arcade game Crazy Taxi has made its way to Apple iDevices including iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad as Sega has ported its open world racing game to Apple iOS devices. Crazy Taxi was very famous among gamers on arcades, PCs and consoles like PlayStation 2 and Xbox live arcades. Sega has now released Crazy Taxy on iOS devices too.
Crazy Taxi can be played on iOS devices having iOS 4.3 or later. Crazy Taxi is rated 9+ for infrequent/mild cartoon or fantasy violence. The iOS version is designed for both iPhone and iPad which means the same game can run on both your iPhone/iPod touch and iPad. Unfortunately, Crazy Taxi will not be getting full resolution on the iPhone 5 and 5th generation iPod Touch as it is not yet developed for them. But you can still run it on these devices with smaller resolution. Hopefully Sega may soon bring full resolution Crazy Taxi for iPhone 5 and iPod touch 5G.
Crazy Taxi is 125 MB in size and is prices at $4.99 USD. You can buy it on iTunes by clicking here
Crazy Taxi was well received by gamers and critics when it was released in year 2000 and the iOS version is also getting mostly positive reviews.
" YA YA YA YA YA! Crazy Taxi iOS is a faithful recreation of the Arcade & Dreamcast hit, perfect for mobile play." -IGN
"The perfect time-killer while you're waiting for a table, bustling along on the commute to work, or looking for a fun pass-and-play style game with friends. Check it out." -Touch Arcade
"If you missed Crazy Taxi the first time around, you'll love the delightful design and fast-moving visuals. If you're an old pro, you'll want to replay it at a low price with new features like tilt controls and online leader boards." -Slide to Play
Here are some screenshots from Crazy Taxi page on iTunes.
Apple CEO Tim Cook has publicly apologized for the buggy Maps App which was recently launched with the all new iOS 6. Apple recently released iPhone 5 and iOS 6. Starting from iOS 6, Apple decided to part ways with Google which provided in-built apps like YouTube and Google Maps which came pre-loaded with every iOS version. After Apple and Google parted ways, Apple decided to built their own maps app and released it with iOS 6. As per Apple's claim, the all new maps app was supposed to be ground-breaking but just in a matter of days after the iOS 6 release, it is cleared that Apple's "all new" Maps app is very buggy in many ways.
Some of the glitches in Apple's Maps app includes some famous places missing from the map, places shown at wrong locations, glitches in 3D mapping etc. Due to numerous bugs, Apple has been facing criticism from all over. Apple users are blasting out against Apple for not being able to develop a map app up to the mark.
Following the criticism, Apple CEO Tim Cook has come forward and has posted a public statement titled "A Letter from Tim Cook on Maps" on their website. In the letter, Tim Cook agrees that they have fell short to the commitment of creating work-class experience for their users.
Tim Cook has asked users to use alternative maps while they are improving their maps app. He also includes that they will not stop until they can make the map app live up to the incredibly high standards.
The full letter is as follows:
To our customers,
At Apple, we strive to make world-class products that deliver the best experience possible to our customers. With the launch of our new Maps last week, we fell short on this commitment. We are extremely sorry for the frustration this has caused our customers and we are doing everything we can to make Maps better.
We launched Maps initially with the first version of iOS. As time progressed, we wanted to provide our customers with even better Maps including features such as turn-by-turn directions, voice integration, Flyover and vector-based maps. In order to do this, we had to create a new version of Maps from the ground up.
There are already more than 100 million iOS devices using the new Apple Maps, with more and more joining us every day. In just over a week, iOS users with the new Maps have already searched for nearly half a billion locations. The more our customers use our Maps the better it will get and we greatly appreciate all of the feedback we have received from you.
While we’re improving Maps, you can try alternatives by downloading map apps from the App Store like Bing, MapQuest and Waze, or use Google or Nokia maps by going to their websites and creating an icon on your home screen to their web app.
Everything we do at Apple is aimed at making our products the best in the world. We know that you expect that from us, and we will keep working non-stop until Maps lives up to the same incredibly high standard.
Tim Cook
Apple’s CEO
Now that Apple has apologized for the very buggy maps app, it would be interesting to see how much time it takes for the improvements. Apple in no doubt makes world-class products and of course they will work hard to improve the maps app. Though it wasn't expected from Apple to release a software that is so buggy.
Update :Apple has released iOS 6.0.1 as update to iOS 6. iOS 6.0 signing windows are also closed by Apple, meaning you can no longer fetch fresh iOS 6 shsh blobs and no longer restore to iOS 6 unless you create a custom IPSW stitched with iOS 6 blobs (not possible at the moment). Click here to download iOS 6.0.1 IPSW.
Apple has released the all new iOS 6 for public downloads. Apple is claiming to have added around 200+ new features in iOS 6. You can update your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad to iOS 6 directly by going to Settings - General - Software Update and pressing the Download and Install button, or you can choose to download iOS 6 IPSW to your computer and restore via iTunes.
Some of the new features added to iOS 6 includes:
New Maps
Facebook integration
Improved Siri
Facetime calls over cellular data
Do Not Disturb
Passbook etc.
iOS 6 is available for the following devices:
iPhone 5 GSM
iPhone 5 CDMA
iPhone 4S
iPhone 4 GSM
iPhone 4 CDMA
iPhone 3GS
iPad 3rd-generation
iPad 2
iPod touch 4G
iPod touch 5G
You can download iOS 6 for your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad from Blog O'Nerd Downloads using direct links. Click here to go to Blog O'Nerd Downloads.
Apple has unveiled the latest iPhone. It will be officially called iPhone 5. iPhone 5 is slimmer and taller than precious iPhones. As expected, iPhone 5 will now have a bigger 4-inch screen which used to be 3.5-inch in all precious iPhone models. Many other expectations have been met with for example, iPhone 5 will have LTE.
Below are some iPhone 5 highlights. I will update them as I get more information.
Model : iPhone 5 is 18% thinner than previous model. Made of Glass and Metal. Screen : iPhone 5 will have 4-inch, 326ppi Retina Display. Screen resolution will be - 1136 x 640. Processor : iPhone 5 will have the latest A6 chip. Apple promises better speed and graphics - Almost 2X faster than the precious A5 chip. Connectivity : GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSPA, HSPA+ (21 Mbps), DC-HSDPA (42 Mbps) and LTE (Probably around 100 Mbps). Dual-channel 802.11 b/g/n wi-fi (up to 150 Mbps) Camera : 8-Megapixel. Same as iPhone 4S. Picture resolution - 3264 x 2448. Panorama mode makes its way to iPhone finally with iPhone 5. Primary camera will be able to shoot 1080p videos while the front camera can now shoot 720p videos. Battery : 8 Hours on 3G or LTE, 10 Hours on Wi fi. Weight : It weighs 112 Grams. It is said to be 20% lighter than iPhone 4S. Colors: White and Black. Price (on contract) : $199 for 16GB. $299 for 32GB, $399 for 64GB.
Booking starts from 14 September and shipping will start from 21th in USA, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore. A month after, 20 more countries.
Extras:
iPhone 5 will have three microphones. In front, bottom, and back.
The dock connector will be smaller now. Said to be 80% smaller.
All tech specs are now up on apple.com. Read here.
Hello everyone. It is the iPhone launch happening again soon. It is rumored that Apple will launch the next iPhone on 12th September. The next iPhone will be probably called the iPhone 5. As it happens before every iPhone release, the whole internet is filled up with iPhone rumors. There are a number of iPhone 5 photos and videos on the web. Some iPhone 5 photos are said to be of "leaked" prototype, some of which looks very legit. There are assumptions and expectations about what the next iPhone should look like, or what features should it include. Most of the rumors suggest that the next iPhone will have a bigger, probably 4.0 inch screen and A-6 Processor. No one exactly knows what the next iPhone - iPhone 5 will look like or what "new" features would it include. But everyone is enjoying the rumors. It is quite obvious that all the rumors and hypes created before every iPhone release benefits Apple after all.
Anyway, I am also going to post some of the iPhone 5 "prototype" photos and video that were "leaked" a few days ago. There are also a few pics of iPhone 5 concept art which I have seen on a number of sites.
Google has finally entered the tablet market by introducing Nexus 7 tablet. Google Nexus 7 is a 7-inch tablet manufactured by Asus with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS. Nexus 7 is packed with whooping 1.3GHz Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core CPU along with 12-core GPU. After the not so successful Nexus smartphone launch, Google has continued to carry forward its Nexus brand with the Nexus 7 Tablet. Below are the Google Nexus 7 tablet technical specifications and pictures.
Google Nexus 7 Tech Specs
Manufactured By - Asus Operating System - Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Size - 7-inch Processor - Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core 1.3 GHz (includes 12 core GPU) RAM - 1 GB In built memory - 8 GB/16 GB Display - 1280x800 HD Display (216 ppi) Battery - 4325 mAh (can run upto 8-9 hours) Camera - 1.2 Megapixel front. No back camera Wi-Fi - 802.11a/b/g/n Connection Port - Micro USB Extra features - Gyroscope, GPS, Accelerometer, Bluetooth, Microphone Height - 7.81 inches (198.5 mm) Width - 4.72 inches (120 mm) Depth - 0.41 inch (10.45 mm) Weight - 12 ounce/340 Grams/0.74 Pounds Color - Black Price - $199 for 8 GB/$249 for 16 GB Availability - Available for pre-orders in the US. To be shipped in mid-July.
Google Nexus 7 Pictures
Hugo Barra, Director of Product Management, Android, unveiling the Google Nexus 7 tablet
Hello everyone. In this tutorial today, I will describe the method of unlocking any iphone using Subscriber Artificial Module (SAM). To unlock using SAM, you will not need any hardware like SIM interposer (for example - Gevey SIM). This method is tested working on brand new iphone 4S too. So what are you waiting for. Read below to learn How to unlock your iphone using SAM.
The SAM Unlock Method is Tested working on :
iphone 4S - T-Mobile (Courtesy of MuscleNerd)
iPhone 3GS - Vodafone UK (My personal)
Update : Apple has possibly fixed this unlock method. This may will prevent any new unlocks via SAM. If you unlocked in past using SAM and backed up your Lockdown folder, you can still unlock in future. But no new unlocks using SAM can be done now.
If you follow this tutorial and got a working unlock, please let me know your iPhone Model, iOS version and baseband version so I can add it up here in tested Working List.
Requirements :
Any jailbroken and activated (or hactivated) iPhone which is not blacklisted by Apple (which can be activated).
Name of the carrier your iphone is locked to.
Internet Connection.
Please Note : This method unlocks your iPhone for SIM that you insert while the process. If you want to use any other SIM in future, you will need to follow the process again.
Please note that this is very newly discovered method. If you see any error or malfunction during or after following this method, please report them so the bugs can be fixed.
How to unlock your iphone using SAM?
Step 1
Installing SAM from Cydia.
Open Cydia - Go to Manage - Repository.
Tap Edit and Add.
Type the following - http://repo.bingner.com/
Tap Add. It will now add repo to Cydia.
Once repo is added, go to the bingner repo and select SAM and install it
Step 2
Configuring SAM.
Insert your SIM you want to unlock your iPhone for.
Go to Settings - SAM.
Go to Utilities and tap De-Activate iphone. The confirmation will appear.
Go back and go to more information.
It should display "Unactivated".
Note : If it does not say unactivated, go to utilities again and tap "Revert Lockdown to Stock". Now go and check more information again. It should display "Unactivated".
Now go back and scroll down and go to Method.
Select "By Country and Carrier" and go back.
Now select the country where your iphone in locked (for example, you got your iphone from United Kingdom but you are in India currently, select United Kingdom.
Now go back and select Carrier your iphone is locked to. For example At&T in USA, Vodafone in United Kingdom. If you see more than one carrier of same company and are unsure which to select, just select any of it.
Now go back and select SIM ID and select the available ID. Go back.
Now go to more information and select and copy/write down the IMSI number under SAM Details (do not get confused with SIM Details)
Now tap "Spoof Real SIM to SAM". It should say Spoofed.
Now go back to main screen and go to Method. Select Manual (if not already selected automatically) and paste/enter the IMSI number copied earlier.
Now connect your iphone to your computer and run iTunes. It will start its process of activation. Once iTunes finishes its process, close itunes and unplug your iphone from computer.
If itunes says unsupported SIM, you probably selected wrong carrier or wrong ID from the list. Follow step 2 again.
Now go back to SAM and disable it.
After disabling, close SAM and connect your iphone to iTunes again. It should say iphone can not be activated. It is normal.
Close iTunes now and wait for a minute. Now open iTunes again. Your iphone should be unlocked now and you should see signal bar soon.
After unlocking using this method, make backup of the following folder on your iphone to your computer - /var/root/Library/Lockdown/
This backup will be useful to unlock your iphone in future.
To backup, either use iExplorer, or DiskAid or any other utility which allows you to browse iPhone file system, browse to /var/root/Library/ and Copy Lockdown folder to your computer.
Update : You can also use latest redsn0w to backup your activation keys. To download click here.
Run redsn0w, go to Extras->Even More->Backup to backup your Lockdown folder.
Please note that this is very newly discovered method. If you see any error or malfunction after following this method, please report them so the bugs can be fixed.
If you followed this tutorial and got a working unlock, please let me know your , iPhone Model, iOS version and baseband version so I can add it up here in tested Working List.
Update : Apple has fixed this unlock method. This will prevent any new unlocks via SAM. If you unlocked in past using SAM and backed up your Lockdown folder, you can still unlock in future. But no new unlocks using SAM can be done now.
Hello everyone. Today I am going to list out the very best Jailbreak Applications for your iPhone and iPod Touch. These jailbreak apps are developed by numerous developers from the jailbreak community and are available on Cydia, the largest third-party marketplace for iOS devices, and the hub of jailbreak apps. Some of these jailbreak apps are free and some are available at very low price. These are the must have apps for everyone who jailbreaks their iPhone.
All these apps and tweaks are available to you only if you jailbreak your device. It is a pleasure to have these awesome tweaks on your device. And these apps makes you understand why you should jailbreak your iPhone or iPod Touch. These are the things you are losing if you don't jailbreak. Here I present the list of best jailbreak apps and tweaks for your iDevice.
Action Menu and Action Menu Plus Pack : Developed by very known Jailbreak app developer, Ryan Petrich, Action Menu allows you to integrate a variety of actions in your device. These actions are integrated in every apps on your device like Contacts, Mail, Message etc. Action Menu actions includes Dial- which allows your to select and dial a number, History - which maintains clipboard history, Lookup - which looks up the text to known online services such as Google, Wikipedia and Google Translate, Tweet - which allows yo to tweet the selection etc. Action Menu itself is a free app but the Plus pack, which includes more actions, is needed to be purchased.
Activator : Activator is an app which makes easier to perform different tasks, no matter whether you are on Lock Screen, Home Screen or inside an application. These tasks are easily customizable. You can set what task to perform when a pre-defined action is performed. For example, you can set to bring iPod controls on screen when you double tap the status bar on lock screen or open the camera when you double press the Home button while you are using an application.
Activator is a mush have app for your iDevice and is available for free in Cydia.
AndroidLock XT : Ever used an Android phone? Some people put a lock on screen, in which you have to draw a defined pattern in order to unlock the screen. This a good feature and if you want to have it on your iPhone or iPod Tocuh, you can install AndroidLock XT from Cydia. Then you can set a pattern and every time someone tries to unlock the screen, they will have to draw the pattern. And you can even have different themes like squares instead of the rounds. You can even have a pac man theme! Great isn't it?
Barrel : When you swipe the Home screen, the icons just go left and right - in the direction you swipe the screen. But what if you could ad a little flavor in the way icons move on screen? Well, Barrel is there for you. After installing Barrel from Cydia, you can select a mode in which icons will move on screen. There are many modes available to choose from. These modes includes - inside or outside cube, Page Slide Up Page Slide Down, Curl and Roll Away (my favorite), Page Fade etc etc. Get Barrel today and add some fun to the Home screen.
BiteSMS : The default SMS app in iOS is dull and boring. There are no additional features - just messaging. With BiteSMS, you can have additional features in messages. You can schedule one or more message, so you don't have to stay wake up in order to with your friend happy birthday at 12:00 AM,you can add smileys, you can set delay sending, you can have contact pics in messages, you can Quick Compose a message without opening the message app, no matter if you are on lock screen, home screen or in application etc. There are lot more features available in BiteSMS and you will forget your default message app after installing BiteSMS.
Call Delete : Ever wished you could delete one or more calls from the call list? By default, the call log only allows you to clear the whole list, but what if you want to just remove a call or two and keep all other calls untouched. Well, there's an app for that. Call Delete is what it is called. By installing Call Delete, you can swipe a call in the call log, and delete it from the list. You can delete multiple calls from the call log too. So if you were looking for an app which would allow you to do the same, get Call Delete from Cydia.
CallLock : CallLock is a tweak that allows you to lock your iPhone while in call. But you would ask why you need this app, if it automatically locks itself when yuu move your iPhone near your ear. Well, there are people whose proximity censors don't work (mine doesn't), so their iPhone will not lock itself during calls. So this is when CallLock comes to your help. You can set CallLock duration after which your iPhone will automatically lock itself during call. No more accidental touches during calls, thatnks to CallLock.
Celeste Bluetooth File Sharing : Every iPhone or iPod touch owner thinks once in a while that it would be good if Apple allowed Blutooth file sharing. But Apple believes in its stupid policy and does not allow bluetooth file sharing. It is a big drawback, and I have seen people rejecting iPhones and buying other phone, after knowing iPhone can not send and receive files using bluetooth.
But jailbreaking your iphone will solve this problem. Just install Celeste Bluetooth File Sharing on your iphone or iPod Touch and enjoy file sharing via bluetooth. Yes, Celeste allows file sharing via bluetooth. You can send and receive songs, pictures and other files using Celeste. Celeste integrates itself so well in iOS that you would think bluetooth was there by default. If you are one of those who want to taste the flavor of bluetooth file sharing on their iPhones and iPod Touches, install Celeste and have fun.
Watch Celeste in Action :
Color Keyboard : Add some colors to the default - white keyboard of your iphone and iPod Touch. Install Color Keyboard, and you can give colors to your keyboard. You can even download other keyboard colors that suits your mood. Give Color Keyboard a try, you will surely love it.
Copic/Cyntact : These are two different tweaks made by two different developers. But they do almost same thing. With Cyntact you can see contact pics in Cotacts app. And with Copic, you can see pictures everywhere contacts are seen - like in Contact app, messages etc. So if you like to have contact pics to be shown where they are supposed to be shown, install Copic or Cyntact.
DreamBoard : The very advanced theme platform available in Cydia. DreamBoard allows you to change the whole screen layout of your iPhone and iPod Touch. There are number of themes available for DreamBoard that will change the look of your screen layout from top to bottom. All themes are customizable as per user's needs. Just try DreamBoard, you will surely love it. And it is free too!
FolderEnhancer : When Apple introduced folders in iOS, it was believed that you will no longer have to swipe so much in order to go to an app. You will just put app icons in folders. But, Apple is Apple for a reason. They put restrictions in folders too. You could ass just a number of icons in a folder, 16 maybe. Well I don't remember because I use FolderEnhancer. FolderEnhancer allows you to have unlimited icons in a folder. It make folders the way they should be. I mean who woudl like to have folders like Games !, Games 2, Games 3? I would like all games in one folder - Games. That's all. And this is what FolderEnhancer allows you to do. Put as many icons in a folder as you want. You can even create folders in folders. For example I could create a folder names Action inside the Games folder and put all Action games inside that folder. Cool, isn't it? So go grab FolderEnhancer today.
Watch FolderEnhancer in Action:
Gridlock : Are you tired of the default home screen layout of your iPhone and iPod touch? Wish you could put icons and folders anywhere you wanted? Wish you did not have to stick to the simple icon after icon layout? Well, with Gridlock, you could just do that. Now put all your icons and folders anywhere you like. You can put one icon and leave space after it before the second icon comes. You could create the layout of initial of your name like I do - P. Just break the lock of restrictions and breath some fresh air of freedom. Install Gridlock and have custom homescreen layout.
iBlacklist : Ever wanted to ignore calls from someone damn boring? Wish you could ignore messages from someone who sends like hundreds useless, meaningless messages everyday? Ever wanted to ignore thsose spam messages which says you have won a million buck as your mobile number has been selected n a lottery? You could do that if you had iBlacklist. With iBlacklist, you can create lists from where you can select whose calls and messages to ignore. Once you add a number or contact name to that list, you will never hear from that person anymore. You can set to send someone's call directly to Voice Mail, or you could set to receive and hang up that call. There are a number of options available in iBlacklist for both calls and messages. Install iBlacklist and enjoy your privacy,
LockInfo : LockInfo is one hell of a tweak. If allows you to have any information displayed directly on the Lock screen. It can display weather information, calendar events, new emails, messages or missed calls' list, recent notifications from any app - all this right on your lock screen. You can read an email directly from lock screen without opening the mail app, call a number whose call you missed, see the whole calendar etc etc, thanks to LockInfo. You need to install the add-ons in order to have that on your lock screen, but the add ons are free, while the LockInfo app itself is a paid app.
QuickDo : Same as the Activator app, QuickDo also allows you to perform different tasks when performed any pre-defined action. It also allows you to have app icons on lock screen from where you open an application right from the lock screen, without unlocking your iPhone or iPod touch. QuickDo displays a bar which acts as a trigger for actions. You can perform actions via the QuickDo bar or the status bar (if set).
Safari Download Manager : Safari Download Manager allows you to manage downloads just as you would do it on your computer's browser. It also adds supports for know file-types. You can even pause and resume downloads (if supported by the host). All downloads go into a pre-defined folder from where you can access them.
SBSettings : Did you ever realize it is very annoying to perform a very easy task like turning on 3G or Wi Fi etc. You have to unlock your iPhone, go to settings, find the setting, and then perform the task. It is really annoying and time consuming. What if you could perform these tasks right from lock screen or from an app, without leaving it? With SBSettings, you can just do that. You can create a trigger using Activator or QuickDo, by which, the SBSettings opens up no matter if you are on lockscreen, home screen or using an application. When the SBSettings panel opens up, you can perform tasks like turning On/Off 3G, Wi Fi, Airplane Mode, Bluetooth, Location etc. You can download additional add-ons to as per your need.SBSettings make your life easy. Install if, it a must have and, it is free.
VoiceActivator : Do you wish you could give voice commands you your iPhone? Well you can do that using the default voice control added to your iPhone, but you can get your default voice control app to open up an application, can you? With VoiceActivator, you can give voice commands your iPhone. VoiceActivator uses iPhone's inbuilt voice control and enhances it to take voice commands. You can tell your iphone to open up camera or message or any other app for that matter. All you need to do is to add a voice command, and set the action to perform. For example, you can set a voice command like "Open SMS Please" and set it to open the message application for you. For this, VoiceActivator uses Activator to perform defined actions.
More interestingly, you can even get your iPhone to talk with you. Yes, talk with you. You can add a voice command, and set the actions as to speak text. Now set what to speak. And when you will give this voice command, your iphone with speak the defines text. Interesting isn't it?
Watch VoiceActivator in Action :
WinterBoard : And the last app in the list is going to be WinterBoard. From the creator of Cydia, know as the father of jailbreaks - Jay Freeman (saurik), WinterBoard is one of the best jailbreak apps available on Cydia. With WinterBoard, you can have themes on your iphone and iPod Touch. Get rid of "just wallpaper" for your lock screen amd home screen because WinterBoard can help you get hundreds of amazing themes for your iPhone and iPod Touch. Just download WinterBoard, ant theme you like, and set it in WinterBoard app, and voila, everything on screen has changes. The icons, the colors, the wallpapers, the sounds, everything! WinterBoard is the best customization platform available in Cydia. It is damn easy to use and, it is free.
So this is it. It was my list of the very best jailbreak apps and tweaks, available on Cydia. If you think I have missed an app, and it should be in this list, tell me in the comment. And which apps are your favorite? Le me and everyone else know.
Hello everyone, back with one more new post. Today I am going to talk about worst mistakes you can do with your iPhone. I have been using my iPhone 3GS for almost eighteen months now and I have so many experiences with it. I have tried everything (well almost) I could possibly do with my iPhone. Doing so have dragged it to troubles many times and after recovering my iPhone from a few disasters, I would like to share all those mistakes you should never do with your iPhone. I will try to keep things as concise as I can.
Things You Should Never Do To Your iPhone :
No Water Damage To Your iPhone.
Alert! Alert! Don't let your iPhone be a victim of water damage. Don't drop it in pools or toilets, don't let water fall of it, don't take it out while it's raining, because... it will have your iPhone water damaged! And no I am not crazy. Water damage is the biggest enemy of you iPhones, iPods or any other iDevices. When I asked all those water damaged iPhones that how did they feel after falling into water, they all screamed that they felt "wet"! So true! They wished they never got wet. Yep! iPhones are really not immune to water damage.
What happens when iPhone gets water damaged? Here's the list - LCD stops working, no brightness on screen, battery gets damaged, does not work with new iOS, does not charge properly or does not hold charge for long time, nonoperational proximity sensor, home button stops working, "no wi-fi" issue because wi-fi antenna stops working, speaker, mic stops working, weird - never seen before errors while restoring, your iphone starts acting crazy. The list is long. And you know what the worst part is? Apple does not cover water damage under warranty. They will repair it (replace it) for you but not for free, they will charge you for it. Didn't know this? Well, now you know. So, never ever make mistake of water damage. Take good care of your iPhone eh! Want to know what to do if your iPhone gets water damaged? Read this post.
Do Not Stock Update Your iPhone If You Rely on Carrier Unlock.
If you use carrier unlock on your iPhone, and you want to upgrade to the latest iOS version, then make sure you use custom IPSW instead of doing a stock update (directly using IPSW downloaded from Apple). If you stock update, you will end up upgrading your iPhone's baseband and will lose unlock possibly forever. So be careful not to stock update and use only custom IPSW to upgrade (or downgrade). To learn how to create and use custom IPSW, read this post.
Do Not Hit That "Reset All Settings" or "Erase All Content and Settings" Button After Jailbreaking Your iPhone.
Why? What will that do? As you may know, jailbreak modifies your iphone's system files and changes some sort of boot order. If you hit that "Erase All Content and Settings" button in Settings - General - Reset, all content on your iPhone will be erased and file system will be set to factory settings. Doing so will affect jailbreak settings and you will never be able to boot up your iPhone. It will stuck to that "Spin of death" at Apple logo. If this happens, only thing you can do is to restore and jailbreak your iPhone again. Be careful.
Don't Assemble Your iPhone on Your Own.
Okay you might be as tech crazy as myself, and you like to do those freaky things with your gadgets, like assembling it, and you get it working even after that. But if you are someone who have no idea what an iPhone assembly is, then you better not watch those iPhone assembly videos on YouTube and try to assemble it yourself. Because doing so will - 1) Void your warranty, 2) Damage internal parts of your iPhone, 3) Give you problems like non working proximity sensor and auto-brightness feature (because the place where its cord sits is very fragile) 4) No Service issue (same reason, the antenna connector sits on a very fragile spot) 5) Make your iphone nonoperational, possibly forever. So I will advice not even try to assemble it yourself unless you know what you are doing. You may have to regret it later.
Don't Get Your iPhone Repaired from an Unqualified Person.
If you are out of warranty, and want your iphone repaired, then consider giving it to Apple. If you think they charge too high, or don't cover your problem, then you might want it to be repaired from your local mobile repairing shop. But before you do that, make sure you choose the right person for it. Not everyone know how to troubleshoot, assemble and repair iPhones. If you give it to someone who doesn't know all this stuff, you are probably making a mistake. The person may be repairing cell phones for a long time, but iPhone is a lot different thing. As I said before, having assembled it improperly, may leave your iPhone nonoperational forever.
Don't Drop Your iPhone.
Dropping your cell phone is no big deal. You possibly drop your phone every now and then and iPhone is no exception. Dropping your phone is no new thing, but if you drop your iphone so badly, like from a height, you are going to damage it.
Damages after dropping your iPhone includes - broken screen, nonoperational antenna (no service issue), loose camera, etc. If the drop was powerful enough, it may break something inside. So make sure you don't drop your iPhone. To avoid slip n drop, use good, non-slippy case.
Don't Put You iPhone in Your Butt Pocket.
This may sound silly, but you should never put your iPhone in the pocket behind your butt. The reason is that if you are unaware of your iphone being in your butt-pocket, and you sit down, you are going to hear a crack sound, because your iphone's screen has broken into pieces.
This is the main reason for broken iPhone screens. "I put it in my pocket, sat on the bench, and broke its screen". So never put your iphone in your butt-pocket, and if you do, don't forget it there!
Don't Give Your iPhone To Someone Who Don't Know Shit About iPhones.
Yes you read that right. Sometimes, when people see iPhone in your hand, then act crazy. First thing some people ask is, "China?" WTF man! I mean how to convince them it's not just another China cell phone. It's the real deal dude! Anyway, they will ask you to let them use your iPhone. And you will probably give it. I see how people use my iPhone when they gets their hands on it. They use it like it's kind of toy or something. They will swipe their fingers (yes fingers!) so roughly on the screen as if the screen is responding slowly like they have some kind of Nokia touch-screen phone in their hand. I don't like my iPhone being used so badly man. When you show them those high-end games like Asphalt or similar, they go mad. They just want to keep playing. "Dude, my iPhone runs on a battery. And I have yet to use it for rest of the day." but they won't listen. So, my advice - Don't give your iPhone to someone who don't know shit about iPhones.
Okay I think that's it for now. If you have some similar experiences, share them in comments and I will add them up here. Until next time, bye!
A few days ago, Apple released its latest version of iOS - iOS 5.0. iOS 5 is highly anticipated version of iOS and most of jailbreakers and unlockers are eagerly waiting to try out the all new iOS 5 on their iDevices. If you are one of those who are dying to use iOS 5 without loosing your jailbreak and unlock, then here I will describe how to upgrade to iOS 5 while preserving baseband (so that you can unlock) jailbreak and unlock on Windows operating systems.
How To Preserve Baseband, Jailbreak and Unlock while upgrading to iOS 5 or iOS 5.0.1?
This tutorial is no longer applicable. If you want untethered jailbreak on iOS 5.0.1, please follow this tutorial instead of the one below.
Note : This tutorial is exactly the same for both iOS 5.0 and 5.0.1.
Note : Please note that this tutorial is not for newly released iPhone 4S or iPad 2. All other device are eligible to jailbreak and unlock (if you have unlockable baseband)
Note : Also note that the current jailbreak for iOS 5 is tethered. Meaning you need to connect your device to computer and run some utility like iBooty or redsn0w to boot your device with jailbreak. You need to do this each time your device need to reboot. Keep this in mind and only proceed further and upgrade to iOS 5 if you are okay with booting your device using your computer every time.
The untethered jailbreak is out now. If you have already upgraded to iOS 5.0.1 and having tethered jailbreak, install Corona from Cydia to make your jailbreak untethered. OR use redsn0w 0.9.10b1, click jailbreak, deselect "Install Cydia" and jailbreak. If you are on iOS 5.0 or lower, then upgrade to iOS 5.0.1 using this tutorial and jailbreak using redsn0w 0.9.10b1
Step 1 Downloading and preparing everything needed.
Download iOS 5.0 or 5.0.1 IPSW for your device. (Make sure you download iOS 5 IPSW correctly. If you make mistake and use other device's IPSW then you may run into lot of problems and upgrade you baseband, losing unlock possibly forever.)
Download and install iTunes latest version. Click here to download iTunes.
Download latest sn0wbreeze. Click here to download sn0wbreeze.
Step 2 Creating a Custom IPSW
Run sn0wbreeze.
Read the warning and click the blue-next button.
Now drag and drop the downloaded IPSW on sn0wbreeze OR browse to the IPSW and select it.
sn0wbreeze will identify the IPSW you provided.
Click Next.
On the next screen, select Expert Mode and click Next.
Now select the General button and click Next.
In the next screen, enter size of ROOT partition in MB. 1024 MB is still enough, but you can increase it for more ROOT space.
Check the check-box before "Hactivate" option if you don't have the official SIM for your device.
Now click next.
In the next screen you can add custom packages to include in the IPSW. No use of it for now. So click next.
Now select Build IPSW and click next.
sn0wbreeze will start creating custom IPSW, sit back and (try to) enjoy the process.
Once sn0wbreeze finishes creating custom IPSW, it can help you get into Pwned DFU mode so you can use the custom IPSW you just created. Click OK if you want to enter Pwned DFU right now, and follow the next step OR close sn0wbreeze if you plan to restore your device later.
Step 3 Entering Pwned DFU mode.
If you want to enter pwned DFU mode and use custom IPSW at a later time, you can follow this post then come back and skip to the Step 4 in this tutorial.
If you clicked OK on sn0wbreeze in Step 2, it will now start inbuilt iREB which will help you entering pwned DFU. So follow the onscreen steps.
Press and hold the Power button and Home button together for 10 seconds.
Now release the Power button but keep holding the Home button for at least 20 seconds.
If you followed these steps on time, properly, your device will now enter pwned DFU. The screen will be blank.
Step 4 Upgrading to iOS 5 or 5.0.1.
Now once you are in Pwned DFU mode, you can use custom IPSW and upgrade to iOS 5.0 or 5.0.1, to do so, follow the steps below.
Open iTunes.
It will tell you that your device is in recovery mode and needs to be restored. Click OK.
Now press and hold the Shift key on your keyboard and click the Restore button in iTunes.
Now release shift key and browse to your desktop where you will find the custom IPSW you created earlier. Select that IPSW and open it.
iTunes will confirm that this process will restore your device to iOS 5 or 5.0.1. Click OK.
Now iTunes will start restoring your device. It may take up to 10 minutes to restore.
It will reboot your device once restore is finished.
Note : If you get Error 2005 while upgrading to iOS 5.0, then you must upgrade to iOS 5.0.1 to get rid of this error.
Step 5 Activating device (if you didn't check the Hactivate option in step 2)
Now that your device is restored, you can activate it. To do so, insert the official SIM came with your device or any other SIM of the officially supported carrier and either join a Wi Fi network is available, and your device will be activated without connecting to iTunes, or if no Wi Fi network is available, then iTunes will activate your device. After activating, it will ask if you want to restore as a new device (you will lose previous data) or restore from the backup (you can have all your previous data back). If you want to continue using the official SIM, then select the option as you desire and click OK otherwise, if you want to unlock your device, then close iTunes.
Step 6. Unlocking your device.
Please note that the ultrasn0w unlock can only unlock some particular basebands. So if you have a brand new device that came pre-installed with iOS 5 or greater, then you can not unlock your device at this moment. You must use Gevey Sim to unlock your device OR use the officially supported carrier.
If your device meets the following requirements, then you can unlock it.
iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, or iPhone 4 with baseband - 01.59.00 (in iPhone 4) 04.26.08, 05.11.07, 05.12.01 or 05.13.04 (in iPhone 3G and 3GS). If you used iPad basbeand 06.15.00 in past, you can unlock too.
To unlock your iPhone, you need to use Cydia. But you can not open it because when your device rebooted after restoring to iOS 5, it rebooted without the jailbreak. As said earlier, the jailbreak is tethered, so you need to use iBooty to boot your device with jailbreak. So first lets learn how to use iBooty to boot in jailbreak state.
Step 6.1 Doing a tethered boot.
Open iBooty folder located on your desktop (it was created automatically at the time sn0wbreeze created custom IPSW) and run iBooty.exe.
Select your device from the drop-down located at bottom-right corner of iBooty and click Start.
It will now show you the commands to follow.
Press and hold the Power button and Home button together for 10 seconds.
Now release the Power button but keep holding the Home button for at least 10-15 seconds.
Now your device will be pwned to be able to boot with jailbreak and it will reboot.
Once you successfully boot, follow the next step to unlock your device.
Step 6.2
Open Cydia and let it do some first-run process. Now open Cydia again once it closes.
Select User when it asks you who are you.
Now Cydia will download and update the packages, so let it do so. Once packages are upgraded, it will ask you to upgrade components. Select Complete Upgrade and let it do the process of upgrading.
Once upgrade finishes, search for ultrasn0w, OR go to manage - sources and select repo666.ultrasn0w.com and install ultrasn0w.
The latest ultrasn0w version is version 1.2.5. The picture below is old.
Now reboot your device, but make sure you use iBooty to boot, so follow Step 6.1 again.
Once rebooted, your device is now successfully unlocked, having jailbreak and preserved baseband.
Note : Always remember to use iBooty to do a tethered boot otherwise your jailbreak apps including unlock will not work. So each time you need to reboot, you will have to follow Step 6.1. Once the untethered jailbreak is out, you will not have to do this. Wait for the untethered jailbreak to release. Once released, it will be posted about.
